The roster of 25 films chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress also includes Billy Wilder's "Lost Weekend," John Cassavetes's "Faces" and John Ford's "The Iron Horse," as well as George Pal's 1953 adaptation of "War of the Worlds" and...

Oprah Winfrey, above, has selected Sidney Poitier's autobiography, ''The Measure of a Man,'' as her first book club choice in more than a year. The selection was announced during the taping of yesterday's show, and the book instantly began climbing...